Man charged over 2.5m files of alleged sexual abuse material

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 13 Oct, 01:32 · Archive

NSW Police allege Christopher Ridings, 38, created over 2.5 million files of sexual abuse material involving three women over seven years.

NSW Police allege Christopher Ridings, 38, a Central Coast resident and prison inmate, created over 2.5 million files of sexual abuse material involving three women over seven years. Hard drives allegedly containing the material were discovered at a home in Tumbi Umbi in December 2025 during an investigation into a domestic violence incident.

Ridings is currently jailed at Wellington Correctional Centre in the state's central west for unrelated crimes. He was arrested in prison on Monday following extensive investigations and has been charged with 228 separate offences. These include 109 counts of recording images without consent, 57 counts of being an accessory to sexual intercourse without consent, 12 counts of aggravated sexual assault through deprivation of liberty, 10 counts of sexual intercourse without consent, and five counts of sexual assault in company with others.

Additional charges include four counts of kidnapping with intent to commit an offence, four counts of filming someone in a private act without consent, three counts of stalking or intimidating with intent to cause fear or physical harm, two counts of administering poison, one count of coercive control, one count of sexual assault of a person under 16, one count of wounding, and one count of sexual assault by forced self-manipulation.

How it is being reported

• Man allegedly creates 2.5 million files of sexual abuse material over 7 yearsA gut-wrenching trove of sexual abuse material has allegedly been produced by one man over a seven-year-period.The West Australian · 13 Oct, 01:11
• Man allegedly creates 2.5 million files of sexual abuse material over 7 yearsA gut-wrenching trove of sexual abuse material has allegedly been produced by one man over a seven-year-period.Perth Now · 13 Oct, 01:11

In this story: Christopher Ridings · NSW Police · Central Coast · Tumbi Umbi · Wellington Correctional Centre

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